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The Front Page is a 1931 comedy-drama film about newspaper reporters on the backfield beat, written by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, and directed by Lewis Milestone.

In the old west, a notorious gunfighter named Jimmy Ringo tries to leave his violent past behind and settle down. However, his reputation precedes him and he is constantly challenged by aspiring gunslingers. As he navigates through the dangerous world of the Wild West, Ringo must confront his own demons and make a choice between a peaceful life and a gunfight that could define his legacy.

His Girl Friday is a screwball comedy that follows the story of a newspaper editor, Walter Burns, who tries to win back his ex-wife and star reporter, Hildy Johnson, as she prepares to marry another man. The plot takes a hilarious turn when Walter uses every trick in the book to keep Hildy from leaving the newspaper business and getting married.

Kafka, an insurance clerk, gets caught in a web of secret organizations and paranoia in an alternate reality version of Prague. As he uncovers the truth, Kafka becomes entangled in a revolution and struggles to maintain his sanity.

Gaslight is a gripping mystery-thriller from 1940. A husband systematically manipulates his wife's perception of reality in order to drive her insane and gain control of her inheritance. With themes of deception, obsession, and psychological torture, Gaslight is a classic example of British film noir.

Angel of Christmas is a heartwarming holiday film that follows Susan, a recently single young woman who finds herself trying to balance her career as a magazine editor with her love life. She is given a special assignment to write an article about an angel statue rumored to have magical powers. As Susan delves deeper into the history of the statue, she uncovers a beautiful love story from the past and begins to believe in the power of destiny. Along the way, she meets and falls in love with Brady, a charming artist who helps her rediscover her passion for painting. With the help of the angel and the support of her friends and family, Susan learns to follow her heart and embrace the true meaning of Christmas.

Flannery, a railway agent does everything by the book. He gets into a scrape with a customer, McMorehouse, who wants to pay 44 cents freight for two guinea pigs which he considers pets. Flannery, however, considers them pigs (freight 48 cents), a decision he begins to regret when the animals begin to reproduce.

Told in flash back, the stooges tell their son how he came to have three fathers. The stooges, owners of a pawn shop, owed money to the gashouse protection society, a bunch of loan sharks. To complicate matters, a lady leaves a baby in the shop as part of a plan to sell a phony diamond and the stooges wind up caring for the kid. The stooges manage to defeat the crooks and when they finish telling the story, the kid goes off to find his real mother.

Max draws Koko on the drawing board. He then receives a call and leaves. Koko leaves after but not before taking some money from Max's wallet that he left behind. Max arrives to his date then comes back to his office to get his wallet. After recovering it, he drives with his date to get twelve gallons of gas. Koko arrives just as the pump is going and mischievously takes the hose from the car as the hose falls to the ground unknowingly to anyone else. Just as the wasted twelve gallons are up, Koko puts it back in the car before Max retrieves it! He gets his wallet and finds his money gone so he excuses himself.